Videos: #end-of-lease

Ford Fiesta end-of-lease inspection. Scratches, interior stains, scuffed wheel, small dents -- Gary explains why you should fix selectively, not everything, and how the lease company threshold works in your favour.

Range Rover Discovery at the end of a 4-year lease. Light scratches, bird mess, missing parcel shelf -- all manageable. Gary outlines what to fix to stay below the recharge threshold.

Pre-return lease inspection on a Mercedes C200: Gary walks the car to BVRLA standards, identifies chargeable vs below-threshold damage, shows the polished result.

Volvo XC-40 end-of-lease: scratches over one inch long polished out. Two scuffed wheels remain but with the scratches gone the total damage falls below the recharge threshold. Spare key warning included.

Toyota RAV4 pre-return inspection. Gary and Tom identify the chargeable items and repair selectively to get below the lease company's recharge threshold.

Volvo XC60 end-of-lease with dents, chips, and scratches. Gary advises PDR for the dents, touch-up paint for chips, polish for scratches -- targeting the threshold, not perfection.

SEAT Arona end-of-lease with chips and scratches along the passenger side that risked a full-panel respray charge. Chips touched in, scratches polished out. Tyre mismatch front/rear flagged for the owner to check.

Machine polishing a Ford for a lease return -- coarse compound to cut scratches down, finer stages to finish, wax to seal. The aim is acceptable condition, not perfection.

Mercedes 4MATIC pre-return lease inspection to BVRLA standards. The goal is identifying which repairs bring the car below the recharge threshold most cost-effectively.

Volvo XC90 lease return. Rear scratch polished out with machine polish and touch-up paint -- cheaper than a respray and cheaper than accepting the recharge.

Pre-return inspection on a 2-year Polestar 3 lease. Light scratching along the near side buffed out. Gary confirms the full EV kit is present (compressor, triangle, lead), checks locking wheel nuts (Polestar 3 doesn't have them), and advises on the tiny windscreen surface score.

A Ford Ranger returned after a driver change. Heavily smoked in, load bed holding a broom, bag of sand, and a bag of wet cement that took Dave two hours and three buckets to remove. Interior shampooed, mats replaced from stock, rust treated, scratches buffed.

A Kia with 18,000 miles on a four-year lease -- inspected to BVRLA standards. Gary walks around every panel on camera in the rain, gives the customer a full video record, then gets on with the repairs while she goes into town. Real cost numbers throughout.

Mazda MX5 end-of-lease inspection. Scuffed wheels -- Gary advised leaving them. Recharge price = trade repair cost; threshold likely to cover it anyway. Inspection value is knowing what not to fix as much as knowing what to fix.

Mini Cooper end-of-lease inspection. Trim fixed, scratches polished, wheel scuffs touched in, seats shampooed, windscreen chip repaired. Tailgate dent left as it would likely fall under threshold. Lease company charges for devaluation, not repair.

VW Passat end-of-lease inspection. Paintless dent removal on the dents, scratches polished. Advice on what to fix and what to leave to stay below the recharge threshold.

Lexus NX300h end-of-lease inspection. The recharge threshold explained. Repair-and-repaint charges for scratches vs the cost of polishing. Inspection record is evidence if disputed charges arrive.

Volvo S90 end-of-lease inspection (independent, for the customer). Written report, photos, video, and selective repair recommendations. Fixing everything is the most expensive mistake.

A Nissan Note lease return walk-round. Gary explains the lease company threshold system, why getting everything repaired is often wrong, and which items -- spare key, locking nuts, service history -- are the ones that cause the expensive surprises.

Alloy wheel refurbishment guide: four wheel types (split-rim, standard silver, diamond-cut, coloured), mobile vs static repair methods, when each is appropriate, and the lease-return recharge reality (£60-80). Get the car inspected before spending on wheels.